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How to Draw a Goblin Shark
Draw a goblin shark in 11 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: snout and jaw.
Step 1: Snout and jaw
Start on the left. Draw a long flat blade out to a point, back, then a pointy jaw under it.
Tip A sword snout sticks out over a jaw that pokes forward: 2 points.
Step 2: One big eye
Behind the blade, draw 1 big round eye. Fill it with a black dot, leaving 2 white shines.
Step 3: Back and 2 fins
Start on top of the head. Draw a low back with 2 small fin bumps, ending at a thin neck.
Tip Goblin fins are small and soft: low bumps, not tall sails.
Step 4: Long low tail
From the neck, draw a long low flap back to a point, a notch, then a tiny flap underneath.
Step 5: Soft tummy
Start at the chin. Draw 1 soft sag under the body, curving back up to the bottom of the neck.
Step 6: Mouth and teeth
Start on the jaw point. Draw the mouth line back along the jaw, stopping under the eye. Hang 2 teeth.
Step 7: Gills and stripe
Behind the eye, draw 4 short gill curves. From the mouth corner, draw a long stripe back to the neck.
Step 8: Side and tummy fins
From the stripe behind the gills, draw a soft fin sweeping down, back to the stripe. Add a tummy fin.
Step 9: Bubbles
Above the blade tip, draw 3 bubbles floating up: small, bigger, biggest.
Step 10: Peach tummy, blue bubbles
Colour the tummy and jaw peach, around the side fin and the teeth. Colour the bubbles light blue.
Step 11: Pink shark
Colour everything above the stripe pink, and both fins under it. Leave the eye white. Go over your lines!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a goblin shark, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
